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About the Biological Sciences Department
The Department of Biological Sciences offers a challenging curriculum leading to Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degrees. The purpose of the department is to prepare well-educated biologists who will be competitive in their particular endeavor: medicine, health professions, and/or graduate school.
Students majoring in biology or biomedical science enjoy small class sizes, hands-on lab experiences, advising/mentorship from your biology professors, and opportunities to develop lifelong friendships with your classmates.
A Biology major is useful for:
- Employment
- Such as biology teacher or research lab technician
- Background for allied health fields (requires additional courses at another school)
- Such as hospital lab technician
- Graduate schools (master or doctorate degrees)
- Such as biology or public health
A Biomedical Science major is useful for:
- Overlap with health profession schools requirements
- Such as medical, dental, optometry, physical therapy, or veterinary medicine schools
- Graduate schools (master or doctorate degrees)
- Such as biomedical science or animal science
The Biology Faculty:
- Have a wide range of backgrounds
- Teach courses for freshmen to seniors
- Teach labs as well as lectures
- Serve as academic advisors for biology and biomedical science majors
- Serve as research advisors for student’s individual research projects
More Information:
See our additional web pages for more information about the department.
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